- present participle of exhaust.
exhausting
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The overacting is exhausting because it’s not only Iñárritu’s creative choice, but rather the methods employed by the play-within-a-movie’s director.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026
Another not-insignificant consideration: Selling a home is a time-consuming, exhausting, stressful and laborious process.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
After exhausting their own mighty cash flows, hyperscalers have gone on a borrowing binge that’s starting to worry credit investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
But it may be more exhausting than thrilling to learn in the closing, apocalypse-ratcheting minutes that Na has more of his story planned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The nights would be frosty, the going perilous and exhausting; there could be no help expected from any human agency.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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